September 2020

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David Armogan back as Region Six Chairman; Zamal Hussain is Vice-Chairman

Sep 29, 2020 KNews News Comments Off on David Armogan back as Region Six Chairman; Zamal Hussain is Vice-Chairman

– Vickchand Ramphal and Rion Peters to head Region Five David Armogan of Coburg Street, New Amsterdam was yesterday re-elected Chairman of the Region Six Administration, while Zamal Hussain...

AFC General Secretary, David Patterson, resigns

Sep 29, 2020 KNews News Comments Off on AFC General Secretary, David Patterson, resigns

Former Minister of Public Infrastructure, David Patterson, has resigned from the position of General Secretary of the Alliance For Change (AFC). According to a letter that Patterson wrote to AFC...

Home isolation contributing to increase in COVID-19 cases- Volda Lawrence

Sep 29, 2020 KNews News Comments Off on Home isolation contributing to increase in COVID-19 cases- Volda Lawrence

By Sueann Wickham Former Minister of Public Health, Volda Lawrence, is of the firm belief that persons with COVID-19 being isolated within their homes are a major contributing factor to the surge in...

Sleepy Sanitary Pads Congratulates its Third $100,000 Winner!

Sep 29, 2020 KNews News Comments Off on Sleepy Sanitary Pads Congratulates its Third $100,000 Winner!

Sleepy’s All-Natural Sanitary Pads is excited to congratulate Ms. Shavaani Sookraj of Lusignan, East Coast Demerara for being the third $100,000 Winner in the ‘Sleepy Monthly Promotion’. The...

Adequate chicken available for Christmas season – Poultry Producers assure

Sep 29, 2020 KNews News Comments Off on Adequate chicken available for Christmas season – Poultry Producers assure

The Guyana Poultry Producers Association (GPPA) yesterday assured that there will be adequate supplies of chicken for the Christmas season. The body, in an update yesterday, disclosed that over the...

Use Heart to Beat Cardiovascular Disease

Sep 29, 2020 KNews News Comments Off on Use Heart to Beat Cardiovascular Disease

World Heart Day 2020 Message from the Minister of Health Hon. Dr. Frank Anthony Today, September 29, 2020, the Ministry of Health and indeed all of Guyana is joining the international community to...

Learning materials handed over to several hinterland communities

Sep 29, 2020 KNews News Comments Off on Learning materials handed over to several hinterland communities

Dealing with the pandemic… Last weekend, Minister of Education, Priya Manickchand, visited Baramita, Matthew’s Ridge, Port Kaituma, Mabaruma and Moruca in Region One (Barima-Waini). In a release,...

In the diaspora, in the circus, in the gutter

Sep 29, 2020 KNews Features / Columnists, Freddie Kissoon Comments Off on In the diaspora, in the circus, in the gutter

In the Stabroek News, there is a weekly column captioned “In the Diaspora” in which guest writers from outside of Guyana, living in the diaspora, pen the columns that are featured. “In the...

VRHTYSC MS 30TH Anniversary Celebrations 1990-2020

Sep 29, 2020 KNews Sports Comments Off on VRHTYSC MS 30TH Anniversary Celebrations 1990-2020

Cricket teams in massive public beach cleanup in Rose Hall Town-Donates to orphanages The ten cricket teams of the Rose Hall Town Youth and Sports Club MS on Sunday last joined hands with the Mayor...

Creating More and Better Jobs, the Challenge of the Hour in Latin America and the Caribbean

Sep 29, 2020 KNews News Comments Off on Creating More and Better Jobs, the Challenge of the Hour in Latin America and the Caribbean

By Carlos Felipe Jaramillo (World Bank Regional Vice President for Latin America and the Caribbean) Latin America and the Caribbean is the region most affected by the COVID-19 pandemic in the world,...

Khalifa Hale gives updates on Haledino Sports Initiative

Sep 29, 2020 KNews Sports Comments Off on Khalifa Hale gives updates on Haledino Sports Initiative

In a release to the media, Cadet Officer Khalifa Hale, who is the founder of the Haledino Sports Initiative, which is about large scale job creation to benefit investors through franchise sports,...

Great words Mr. President, now deliver, please

Sep 29, 2020 KNews Editorial Comments Off on Great words Mr. President, now deliver, please

The caption should captivate every angry, disgusted Guyanese: “President announces terms and conditions review of existing civil works contracts -contractors, supervisors, project units to be held...

Glowing tributes paid as hundreds attend funeral of former cyclist Wilbert Benjamin

Sep 29, 2020 KNews Sports Comments Off on Glowing tributes paid as hundreds attend funeral of former cyclist Wilbert Benjamin

Hundreds, including numerous former and present cyclists, motorbike riders, family, friends and well-wishers joined the funeral proceedings of the late national cycling champion Wilbert (“Willy”,...

I write in support of the Guyana Bar Association

Sep 29, 2020 KNews Letters Comments Off on I write in support of the Guyana Bar Association

Dear Editor, I was utterly shocked when I read the profound statement released by the Guyana Bar Association. I commend these young professionals for their bold, courageous and informed position,...

‘Regime change by force’ in Venezuela would be a disaster

Sep 29, 2020 KNews Letters Comments Off on ‘Regime change by force’ in Venezuela would be a disaster

Dear Editor, Guyana’s territorial/maritime integrity and sovereignty have definitely been enhanced by the Guyana/USA agreements on narcotics interdiction, on satellite surveillance of our Exclusive...

A Thousand Months to Live

Sep 29, 2020 KNews Letters Comments Off on A Thousand Months to Live

Dear Editor. They say that from when we born we got a thousand months to live. For people of my age and around we gat a hundred left – maybe. And even though I’m not a citizen, and no longer...

Minister Juan Edghill’s use of ‘moral’ and ‘ethical’ might not apply to his colleagues in Parliament

Sep 29, 2020 KNews Letters Comments Off on Minister Juan Edghill’s use of ‘moral’ and ‘ethical’ might not apply to his colleagues in Parliament

Dear Editor, I refer to the article titled, “$329B Appropriation Bill unanimously approved” (SN September 26). I share some thoughts. I am impressed by unanimous approval, which makes me question...

Is the current administration better than its predecessor on integrity and accountability?

Sep 29, 2020 KNews Letters Comments Off on Is the current administration better than its predecessor on integrity and accountability?

Dear Editor, The country is deeply troubled by the giveaway of US$55 billions on only the Stabroek Block. We were led to believe that approval of Payara would have a compensating effect of the money...

One-lane access bridge in Good Hope is in a deplorable state

Sep 29, 2020 KNews Letters Comments Off on One-lane access bridge in Good Hope is in a deplorable state

Dear Editor, Please grant me a space in your newspaper to highlight a deplorable situation. Good Hope, East Coast Demerara. This village of over 2000 residents has only a one-lane access bridge for...

Dispute over non-payment of salary increases to employees who earn a commission

Sep 29, 2020 KNews Letters Comments Off on Dispute over non-payment of salary increases to employees who earn a commission

Dear Editor, I regret to confirm a dispute between the Clerical & Commercial Workers’ Union (CCWU) and Demerara Distillers Limited (DDL). The matter at hand is the non-payment of salary...

The new government must take the decision to privatize GuySuCo

Sep 29, 2020 KNews Letters Comments Off on The new government must take the decision to privatize GuySuCo

Dear Sir, After working for 38 years in GuySuCo, in both field and factory and now retired, it pains me to see the state of the estates that were closed down by the previous government. It grieves me...

GWI is being unfair to pensioners with change of billing

Sep 29, 2020 KNews Letters Comments Off on GWI is being unfair to pensioners with change of billing

Dear Editor I would like to bring to the attention of our present Government the following. I am a pensioner who lives in the outskirt area of New Amsterdam, Berbice and for many years have been...

That $10.5M rented tent

Sep 28, 2020 KNews Front Page Comment, News Comments Off on That $10.5M rented tent

Since we spent S10.5M rental for a single tent we should do something special with it. For something that is more expensive than the finest silk, we should wrap the people responsible for such an...

PPP/C Govt. doing its utmost to keep Guyana a “banana republic”

Sep 28, 2020 KNews News Comments Off on PPP/C Govt. doing its utmost to keep Guyana a “banana republic”

…Approval for Payara ‘A country which has no self-respect and accepts crumbs for its Crown Jewels’ – Dr. Jan Mangal Upon noting the fact that the People’s Progressive Party (PPP/C)...

More oversight needed for oil companies’ suppliers due to high incidence of corruption – NRGI

Sep 28, 2020 KNews News Comments Off on More oversight needed for oil companies’ suppliers due to high incidence of corruption – NRGI

Corruption is endemic in the petroleum sector, not just among license/rights holders but among their partnering sub-contractors and suppliers. That’s why the Natural Resource Governance Institute...

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(Kaieteur News) – Imagine inviting everyone to dinner and then allowing only the wealthiest guests to eat, while the rest are encouraged to admire the cutlery and wait patiently for “future dining opportunities.” Now, I am told that in Guyana, the government has invited Expressions of...

Resolving CARICOM’s Leadership Impasse

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By Sir Ronald Sanders (Kaieteur News) –As with all my commentaries, this one is strictly in my personal capacity, drawing on more than fifty years of engagement with Caribbean affairs and a lifelong commitment to the cause of regional integration. I do not speak on behalf of any government or...

A minister, a head doctor, commended and celebrated

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Hard Truths by GHK Lall (Kaieteur News) – It’s a long-held mantra. The best policies and best procedures are nothing, if there are no people with the required energy, care, and ethos to breathe life into them. Minister of Health, Dr. Frank Anthony, made his moves, proved me right. He engaged,...

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